Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-25


West Virginia have tho honor TO report that
the records In this office show that May 23, 1873,
the Governor appointed az commissioners 70
adjust said boundary Z. 5. Baker OF Winches-
ter. X. d. Cusher Of Herrisonburg. and Mann
Splitter Of Page. February ~, 1873. the Gov
ernor applied 10 the Secretary OF War for as
signment OF corps Of surveyors TO ascertain
the true boundary line May %, 1913, letter
was received from the Secretary OF War desig-
Mating Lieutenant ID. G. Kingmen "a surveyor
Of the boundary line. No other records or pa
pers on the subject are found here.
Very respectfully. III. w. FL0URNoY,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
Laid on the table.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
Leave of absence was granted MIR.
Thurman, of Bedford, for four days
Mr.. Twyman, of Madison, for two
days, and Mr.. Staples for five days.
THE DIVORCE VALIDATED.
Mr.. Diggs, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, reported, without
amendment, the bill introduced by Mr..
Meredith on Wednesday to validate and
make effectual the proceedings in and
the decree of divorce pronounced in
the Corporation Court of the city of
Alexandria on January IA, 1887, in the
chancery suit of Mary e. Holmes, by
her next friend, as. E. G. Holmes.
The bill was subsequently taken up,
on Mr.. Meredith's motion, and ordered
to its engrossment. Mr.. Meredith then
moved that the rules be suspended and
the bill be placed on its immediate
passage.
Mr.. Berry opposed the bill, saying
that he considered it a dangerous
precedent for the General Assembly to
legislate in these divorce cases, which
are SO distinctly provided for in the
Constitution.
Mr.. Meredith explained that di-
yorce had been granted in this case by
court of competent jurisdiction, and
the General Assembly was only asked
to validate the proceedings, in which it
was thought there had possibly been
some error or mistake. Holmes had
been married since the divorce was
granted, and to relieve them all from
embarrassment he and both of his wives
desired the passage OF the bill.
The bill was passed.
HIRE OF CoNvICTs.
Mr.. Mccormick, chairman of the
Committee on Roads and Internal
Navigation, asked that his committee
be relieved from the further considera-
ton of the bill authorizing the Governor
to furnish convict labor for the con-
structioL OF the Roanoke and Southern
railroad, between the city of Roanoke
and some point in the county of Henry,
on the line between the States of Vir-
ginia and North Carolina. The bill
was referred to the Committee on Pub
lie Institutions.
BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
TO amend and reenact section of
the act approved February 26, 1886, en-
titled an act to repeal an act providing
for a new Board of Visitors for the
University of Virginia, approved April
IA, 1882, and to amend and reenact sec
tons 2, 4, and of chapter so of the
Code of 1873, with an amendment to
incorporate the Manchester Railway
and Improvement Company, with
amendments to incorporate the Holly
Springs, Church-Hill and Petersburg
Railway Company ; to amend and re-
enact sections ., 3, and 4 of an act APP
proved February 20, 1886, to incorpo-
rate the Virginia Construction Compa-
ny; to incorporate the New York
and Southern Construction Compa-
ny; to incorporate the Richmond
and Tidewater Railroad Company I;
to amend and reanact an act approved
February IL, 1886, entitled an act to
incorporate the Roanoke and Southern
Railway Company to enlarge the
powers of the Richmond Union Pas
senger-Railway Company, with an
amendment to incorporate the Pow
hatan, Midlothian and Manchester
Railway Company to amend section
s of chapter 81 Of the Code of Vir-
ginia, as amended by an act approved
March 8, 1880, in relation to turnpike
companies, with an amendment; to
provide charter for the town of West
Point to incorporate the North Lou
doun Telephone Company.
OUR OYSTER INDUSTRY.
Mr.. Stubs, from the special joint
committee appointed at the last session
of the General Assembly, submitted
his report, which was laid on the table
and ordered to be printed. The report
is quite voluminous, and accompanying
it are ten large charts showing the va
rious natural oyster-rocks and planting
grounds in the waters of the Common
wealth I; and a large bulk of testimony
taken by the committee touching the
various interests connected with the
"oyster industry viz, longing,
dredging, packing, shipping,
and propagating the oyster also the
riparian rights and the carrying trade.
The most important features in the re-
port were published in this paper about
ten days ago. Mr.. Stubs is chairman
of the committee and the following other
constitute it : Messrs. Black
stone and Lovenstein, from the Senate,
and Wise, Bohannsn. Loving, Mayo,
and Eastwood, from the House.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Causey 10 incorporate the
Chowan and Southern Railroad Com
pany.
BY Mr.. Dalton Authorizing and
the Councils of the city of
Norfolk to establish and maintain
public park.
BY Mr.. Edmunds To authorize the
trustees OF the Baptist church of South
Boston, Halifax county, to borrow
money and secure the same by deed OF
rust.
BY Mr.. Jones: For the relief Of
Jacob l.. Fisher.
BY Mr.. Keezell To amend and re-
enact sections /, 3, and OF an act en-
tiled an act for the annual sale OF lands
delinquent after the year 1884, to ex-
end the provisions to said act to certain
ands delinquent for taxes for the pre-
,ious year.
BY Mr.. Digs: TO amend and re-
'nact section rs OF chapter SO of the Code
# 1878, in relation to the bank deposito-
les for the funds of the State.
BY Mr.. Gordon: TO repeal section
p OF chapter 10, subdivision of chap
er 81 OF the Acts of 1S77-'7S, APP
proved March IA, 1878, in reference
o criminal proceeding.
BY Mr.. Williams To authorize the
qualified voters OF Chanicsburg msgis-
oyr;el 6isfricf Il, Tho cosrnfv ~ RIond